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Don't eat lunch at your desk unless you like explaining to IT how chicken and rice soup got into your keyboard and you don't mind people bothering you while you eat, Shane York writes. "The most important reason to not have lunch at your desk is of course ... sanity," as studies show that leaving your workspace can help you "decompress," York writes.

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The biggest career mistake you can make is to become complacent, Kathy Caprino writes. You need to continually update your skills and network, and get over "your resistance to investing time and energy (and money) in your own growth," she writes.

To make sure your recruiting nets top talent, you need to collect feedback from candidates when you're actively hiring -- and when you're not, Claudia Faust writes. Always gathering information on your recruitment process enables you to "act quickly and with a confidence that comes from data rather than assumption" when you do need to make a hire, she writes.

Understaffed IT departments can't afford simply to respond to requests in the order they arrive, Patty Azzarello writes, noting that it is more important than ever to prioritize work based on its business importance. "Being less reactive and more responsive where it counts is one of the most important things you can do for your job performance, your career, and your sanity," Azzarello writes.

Understaffed IT departments can't afford simply to respond to requests in the order they arrive, Patty Azzarello writes, noting that it is more important than ever to prioritize work based on its business importance. "Being less reactive and more responsive where it counts is one of the most important things you can do for your job performance, your career, and your sanity," Azzarello writes.